Here's the story. I volunteer for a Community Service Committee within the Salt Lake Home Builders Association, which sponsors the annual Parade of Homes. It is well known nationwide as being one of the best home parades around.
Last year one of our committee members decided that he wanted to sponsor an annual Parade of Gingerbread Houses. We would build gingerbread homes and auction them off to support one of our favorite charities, Salt Lake Valley Habitat for Humanity. His employer, America First Credit Union, provides "starter kits," the ones you see in the stores, and you can use parts of it, all of, or none of it, and build with only your imagination as the limitations. Well, last year I got skunked. It was pathetic! Nothing more than what the kit provided, while other people built castles, elaborately decorated homes, and more.
This year I committed to putting in more effort, and since my son is currently obsessed with pirates, I decided that a pirate ship was the way to go. So here it is. I will let you see how we did it through images. The entire creation is edible with three exceptions: bamboo skewer to secure the masts, toothpicks to hold the railing together, and two tiny zip-ties to hold my broken sail.
Who knows what we will do next year, but for now, we're just going to enjoy this one and hope it generates some good money for a great non-profit!
Last year one of our committee members decided that he wanted to sponsor an annual Parade of Gingerbread Houses. We would build gingerbread homes and auction them off to support one of our favorite charities, Salt Lake Valley Habitat for Humanity. His employer, America First Credit Union, provides "starter kits," the ones you see in the stores, and you can use parts of it, all of, or none of it, and build with only your imagination as the limitations. Well, last year I got skunked. It was pathetic! Nothing more than what the kit provided, while other people built castles, elaborately decorated homes, and more.
This year I committed to putting in more effort, and since my son is currently obsessed with pirates, I decided that a pirate ship was the way to go. So here it is. I will let you see how we did it through images. The entire creation is edible with three exceptions: bamboo skewer to secure the masts, toothpicks to hold the railing together, and two tiny zip-ties to hold my broken sail.
Who knows what we will do next year, but for now, we're just going to enjoy this one and hope it generates some good money for a great non-profit!
Here is the cardboard boat we made as a mold, and some of the "finish carpentry."
The fun lies in the details!
Scotch Whiskey, and in the bottom right corner, Jack Daniels!
"Yo ho, yo ho, the pirate's life for me!"
"Yo ho, yo ho, the pirate's life for me!"
The Finished Product!
So, what YOU going to build next year? Have fun!
